Sangamon Sun

There are eight inmates sentenced in Sangamon County set to be released from prison in September, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Timothy L. Youngblood, who served the longest sentence among them, spent more than 12 years incarcerated for an offense recorded as 'sex crime'.

According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois spends about $45,828 a year per incarcerated person. In a 2023 study by the Prison Policy Initiative, the state's incarceration rate was at 433 per 100,000, higher than every industrialized country, except the United States. When compared with its surrounding states, Illinois was the lowest. Kentucky and Missouri have rates over 700 per 100,000.

Another study by the Prison Policy Initiative highlighted that the number of unconvicted individuals was more than two times higher than that of convicted individuals, possibly one of the leading causes of prison population growth in the state.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from one year to the rest of someone’s life.

Name	Offense	Supervised Release Date	Holding Facility
David R. Jones	Sex crime	09/03/2025	Taylorville Correctional Center
Austin J. Wilson	Violent order	09/11/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Zavier D. Moss	Unlawful use of a firearm, prior felon	09/13/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Timothy L. Youngblood	Sex crime	09/18/2025	Lawrence Correctional Center
Sandoli Brooks	Vehicular hijacking	09/19/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Antonyo L. Brown	Felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)	09/25/2025	Lincoln Correctional Center
Dearius L. Brewer	Aggravated discharge of a firearm	09/27/2025	Graham Correctional Center
Tanner R. Minnick	Felony possession or use of a firearm (with a firearm prior)	09/27/2025	Shawnee Correctional Center